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BOSTON — It is one of the most poignant sentiments I’ve heard expressed by a player in six decades in hockey rooms, as the vernacular goes.
This was Monday night in the temporary home of the United States hockey team, squatting in the room loaned by the Bruins at TD Garden. This was Monday night, Team USA had been beaten, 2-1, by Sweden in the final round-robin match of the 4 Nations, but everyone was looking forward, not behind.
Everyone was looking ahead to Thursday’s showdown against Canada, which had clinched a spot in the final hours earlier by defeating Finland. Everyone already was looking ahead to the Rematch of the Century that would follow the Americans’ 3-1 victory in Montreal on Saturday, whose opening 0:09 had been inscribed for all time in hockey history.
One player after another talked about it. But then, Dylan Larkin, one of Team USA’s most impactful forwards both against Canada and through the round-robin portion of the proceedings, talked about something else. Or maybe it was about the very same thing.
